''Pardon, Are You For or Against?'' ( it, Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario?) is a 1966 Italian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

written, directed and starred by

Alberto Sordi Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, director and screenwriter. Early life Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician and the last of five children, Sordi was named in hon ...

. The title refers to debates on the issue of

divorce Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...

, still illegal in Italy at the time of the film's release.

Plot

Tullio Conforti is a successful entrepreneur who is opposed to divorce on religious grounds. While claiming to be a role model, and that no other man is more faithful than him, he is ''de facto'' separated from his wife and has relations with many women.

Cast

as Tullio Conforti *

Silvana Mangano Silvana Mangano (; 21 April 1930 – 16 December 1989) was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as a sex symbol for the 19 ...

as Emanuela * Giulietta Masina as Anna *

Anita Ekberg Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (; 29 September 193111 January 2015) was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and stunning figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini ...

as Baroness Olga *

Paola Pitagora Paola Pitagora (born 24 August 1941) is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in 50 films since 1959. Biography Born in Parma, Pitagora attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and the acting school by Alessandro Fersen. In 1960 s ...

as Valeria Conforti *

Laura Antonelli Laura Antonelli ( Antonaz; 28 November 1941 – 22 June 2015) was an Italian film actress who appeared in 45 films between 1964 and 1991. Early years Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz in Pola, Kingdom of Italy (in Croatian, Pula), former cap ...

as Piera * Bibi Andersson as Ingrid * Franca Marzi as Camilla * Lina Alberti as Celeste *

Tina Aumont Maria Christina "Tina" Aumont (February 14, 1946 – October 28, 2006) was an American actress. She was the daughter of French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont and Dominican actress Maria Montez. She made her acting debut in the British film ''Modesty Bl ...

as Romina * Mario Pisu as Baron Renato Santambrogio *

Eugene Walter Eugene Ferdinand Walter, Jr. (November 30, 1921 – March 29, 1998) was an American screenwriter, poet, short-story author, actor, puppeteer, gourmet chef, cryptographer, translator, editor, costume designer and well-known raconteur. During his y ...

as Igor * Mirella Pamphili as Fiorella Conforti * Maria Cumani Quasimodo as Baroness Cornianu * Caterina Boratto as Agnese Frustalupi * Enza Sampò as Interviewer * Dario Argento as Priest * Lino Banfi as Pharmaceutical sales representative *

Marco Tulli Marco Tulli (20 November 1920 – 20 March 1982) was an Italian character actor, probably best known in the role of "Smilzo" in the Don Camillo film series. Born in Rome, Tulli debuted as actor while he was still a university student, at the end ...

as Doorman * Milena Milani as Herself * Kitty Swan as Emanuela's employee

References

External links

* 1966 films Italian comedy films 1966 comedy films Films directed by Alberto Sordi Films with screenplays by Dario Argento Films scored by Piero Piccioni 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub